Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Martin Lee Anderson: Defendants at criminal trial







Henry Dickens, 60, was hired when the boot camp opened in 1995. He was an administrative drill instructor and held the rank of sergeant. He served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years and retired in 1995.

Attorney: Hoot Crawford is a private attorney specializing in criminal defense, DUI, and traffic violations. He is a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Criminal Law Division of the American Bar Association. http://www.hootlaw.com/







Charles Enfinger, 34, began working at the Bay County boot camp in May 2003 as a drill instructor. He was one of the first on the field to respond to Anderson's collapse. He was employee of the month at the camp in May 2004.

Attorney: Walter Smith is Deputy Public Defender for the 14th Judicial Circuit, serving Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington Counties. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1980.






Patrick Garrett, 31, was hired in February 2000 as a drill instructor and held the rank of sergeant. He was employee of the month at the camp in June 2004. Garrett is the author of the DJJ incident report about the Anderson incident.

Attorney: Robert Sombathy is a board certified criminal trial attorney and member of the Florida Bar Association. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the Cumberland School of Law. http://www.islersombathy.com/attorneyproflies.htm







Raymond Hauck, 49, joined the staff in 1995 as a drill instructor and held the rank of sergeant major. He was employee of the month at the camp in May 2001.

Attorney: James White, Jr., specializes in criminal law and personal injury law. He is a member of the Bay County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama. http://www.swglawfirm.com/







Charles Helms, 51, was hired in December 1993 and was the highest-ranking officer on the field the day of the Anderson incident. He worked as an upper-level drill instructor and held the rank of lieutenant. Helms was employee of the month at the camp in February 2003. He served in the U.S. Army from June 1975 to December 1993 and was honorably discharged.

Attorney: Waylon Graham specializes in criminal defense and criminal forfeiture and is a former prosecutor. He is a member of the Bay County Bar Association, The Florida Bar, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Bay County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He served as an adjunct professor of business law at Gulf Coast Community College from 1987-1990. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the Cumberland School of Law.







Henry McFadden, 34, was hired as a drill instructor in 2004. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1993-2004.

Attorney: Jonathan Dingus is a board certified criminal trial lawyer and also specializes in DUI, personal injury law, and family law. He is a member of The Florida Bar, American Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Bay County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida. http://www.lawyers.com/jonathandingus/







Kristin Schmidt, 54, was hired as a nurse at the boot camp in 1994. She was the only medical staff person on the field the day Anderson collapsed.

Attorney: Ashley Benedik is a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor for the State Attorney’s Office of the 14th Judicial Circuit. She is a member of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Panama City Rotary Club. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Louisiana State University. http://www.panamacitylaw.net/pages/ashley_profile.html








Joseph Walsh, 36, joined the camp as a drill instructor in May 2002 and held the rank of corporal. He was one of the first on the field to respond to Anderson's collapse. He earned employee of the month honors twice at the facility. He was in the U.S. Air Force from 1989-1998 and was honorably discharged.

Attorney: Robert Pell specializes in criminal law, juvenile criminal law, drug crimes, felonies, misdemeanors; and homicide. He is a member of The Florida Bar, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University. http://www.lawyers.com/pell/

Taken from WMBB Channel 13 News